German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has called for a change of course in the country’s economy policy, after revised government figures presented on Wednesday revealed GDP is set to shrink by 0.2% in 2024. “An upturn depends on confidence, willingness to work, entrepreneurial risk and innovative strength,” Lindner told dpa. “The framework conditions in Germany are no longer conducive to this.” “Our economy has been shackled for years by bureaucracy and the tax burden, but – frankly – also by centrally planned economic measures to fight climate change and an increasing policy of redistrib…